Printer's marks

Printers' marks were identifying symbols used by early modern printers to sign their work. Often found on title pages, they combined imagery with initials or mottos. These marks served as a guarantee of quality and helped establish a printer's identity in a growing book market. Today, they offer valuable insights for book historical research.
Anna Maria de Neuf1

Anna Maria de Neuf

1654 - 1714

Anonymous (1705). Offices de quelques festes plus solemnelles de l'année, Museum Plantin Moretus 8 64 (f. 2B5 verso).

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    Anna Maria de Neuf (1654–1714), was a printer and manager of the Plantin Press in Antwerp, a leading publisher in Antwerp, from 1696 to 1714. wikipedia

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The printers listed on this page come from the Short Title Catalogus Vlaanderen (STCV), a retrospective bibliography of books printed before 1801 in what is now Flanders, including Brussels. All other data comes from Wikidata and Wikipedia. This website is a project by the Flemish Heritage Libraries. There are 249 printers on this page. This page was last updated on 2026-08-04.